"long for" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 渴望
• 盼望

Definition

非常渴望某事，通常指你現在無法擁有或很懷唸的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於內心深層的渴望，特別是對家、人或過去的思念。語氣較正式或文學，日常對話不常用。常接名詞，如“long for home”。不適用於日常物質慾望。

Examples

He longs for his family when he is traveling.

他旅行時**渴望**家人。

She longs for a peaceful life in the countryside.

她**渴望**在鄉村過平靜的生活。

Many people long for the days when they were young.

許多人**懷念**年輕的日子。

After years abroad, I sometimes long for the taste of my mom's cooking.

在國外多年後，我有時會**渴望**媽媽的飯菜味道。

You can't help but long for summer when it's freezing outside.

外面很冷時，你會忍不住**盼望**夏天。

Sometimes he just sits by the window, quietly longing for something he can't explain.

有時他只是靜靜地坐在窗邊，**渴望**一些他說不清的東西。